A bronze
vessel, dating to Han dynasty, unearthed in Henan province, there
are some remains of tea nearly petrified inside the vessel. Han
Dynasty [206 B.C. to 220 A.D.]

8 in. wide x 4 in. Tall

These
delightful painted pottery sculptures are part of a large group of figures
found in a Tang Dynasty (618-907A.D.) tomb near the city of Taiyuan in
Shanxi Province in central China. They are both playing musical instruments
- the one on the right cymbals and the one on the left some kind of wind
instrument that we have not been able to identify. Tombs of this era were
like underground bunkers with a sloping entranceway from the surface. Around
the casket in the main chamber of the tomb would be placed pottery figures
that would replicate for the afterlife the life of this world. Often over
the years the tombs would collapse and the sculptures when found centuries
later would usually be quite broken. Though dirt seeped into the tomb in
which these pieces were found the tomb did not collapse and these pieces are
in remarkably good condition. They are very much as they were when placed in
the tomb more than 1200 years ago. Each figure is 15" high and approximately
12" long.

A magnificent rare Ming Dynasty
green glazed jar with lotus leaf & flower lid. A beautiful raised
symmetrical foliate design has been carved & molded out of the pottery
before glazing & runs the circumference of the jar at the base of the
neck. The lid has been crafted into the shape of a large lotus leaf with
a flower & stalk as the handle on top.The jar is glazed inside and out,
with only the base, & the top of the rim unglazed. The underside of the
lid is also unglazed.

SIZE: 300mm High (12 inches)

DESCRIPTION:An exceptionally rare
straw colored (or pale yellow/green) glazed figure,
dating to China's Sui Dynasty, over 1380 years ago.
There is a small pierced hole in his right hand, as though he were
originally clenching something, possibly a sword or spear made of
wood, which has since degraded & is now lost.

SIZE: 395mm high (15.8 inches).

Origin : Southwestern China, Sichuan area

Period & Style : circa 14th century, Yuan
dynasty, or earlier

Material : sandstone

Size & Weight : H. 16.53in. (42cm.)

This stone carving was found in Sichuan
area, China, the carving skill was influenced by :

The worship of Children
patron can be traced far to the ancient times in China, in an
agricultural society, to protect children from the against of
devil was a very important ritual in a Chinese family.

Ming Dynasty Duck Ewer
1368 to 1644 A.D.

This green colored pottery figure
molded in the form of a duck, with strap handle applied to the back. The
wings, legs, and eyes with incised details. Covered all over with a
translucent green glaze, the interior of the base left unglazed. On the
duck’s back is an opening to fill the ewer, while the duck’s beak is
formed with an opening to allow liquids to be poured. The handle with a
glaze gap as fired. Length overall is 11 ˝ Inches. Height is 7 Inches.

Song
Dynasty Vase

ChingPai was a
very popular Chinese glaze developed during the Song Dynasty (10th-12th
century). It is also known as Ying Ching glaze. This jar is a massive
piece of sculptured stoneware. It has The Twelve Zodiac Figures around
the first pie crust rim, and a large molded dragon writhing around the
upper neck. With all the delicate ceramic details on this highly
decorated piece.

The individual faces of the figures are
clearly discernable, as is that of the dragon. During the early part of
this century, when electricity was a novelty, many of these large Song
jars were made into lamps. This one has escaped that fate. Height is 23 ˝
inches.

This is a
magnificent high quality rare large painted pottery Bactrian camel
with Taotie Mask saddle bags on its back, dating to China's Tang
Dynasty (618 to 906 AD). The camel is standing four square on a
rectangular plinth, the tail curled around the right flank, head
raised, pointing forward with its mouth closed. The saddle bags are
draped across its back between the two humps, each side is decorated
with a Taotie mask (monster face).

SIZE: 460mm high (18.4 inches).

Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)

A Ming Dynasty horse on a Plinth. 17 in. Tall by 16.5 in. Wide. With Saddle and
Blanket done in a Green and Yellow Glaze